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July l2, 1932. Y J. w. BRYCE 1,866,997

PRINTING 'PAY ROLL CLOCK I Filed May 26, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet l July/12,1932. 1 W, BRYCE 1,866,997

PRINTING PAY ROLL CLOCK Filed May 26. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 n Z5J1/wanted July 12, 1932.y

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PRINTING PAY ROLL CLOCK Filed May 26, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 PatentedJuly 12, 1932 UNITED s-'r.4\.'1jr."sl PATENT OFFICE JAMES W. BRYCE, FBLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 INTERNATIONAL ,TIME RECORDINGCOMPANY 0F NEWVYOKRK, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION' 0F NEW YORKPRINTING PAY non. CLOCK- lApplication ledlay 26,

The present inventionl relates to time recorders in general and, 1nparticular tov that class of recorder in which each4 employee l0 anumber identifying the employee` who daily iii) records his arrivalsyand departures on the card assigned to him. The time recorder iscommonly constructed softhat the time is recorded in a distinctive colorsuch as red during the regular hours of labor but in a less distinctivecolor such as blue atxafll other times so that the time recorded when anemployee is tardy or leaves before the usual closing hourwill bedistinctively displayed in a colorcontrasting to theother entries on thetime card. Space is provided on the card soy that it'may be used torecord the employees arrivals and departuresk for the full weekly orIii-monthly payroll period, the cards Abeing collected at the end ofeach payroll period andv replaced with new ones.

lt is usually found necessary, in order to ensure the prompt making upof the payroll, to have a clerk make adaily inspection of all time cardsin each department in. order to determine the ynames orv numbers ofemployees who are tardy, leave before the usual closing hour, or absent.It would be possible, of course, to wait until all of the time cardshave been collected kbefore ascertaining this information but itconsiderably ydelaysV the making up of the payroll all "for the sake ofa small number of late arrivals or irregulars.

It has been found' from experience that the number of irregularemployees is from 2% to 4% of the total, therefore, it will be apparentthat only a few' of the'time cards in each department will show anvirregularity such as a late arrival,fnevertheless,`all of thecards mustbe scanned to determine the few irregulars. l

'In a large business organization` it re-y quires a considerable part ofthe time of one or more clerks to make thel daily inspection of timecards in all departments, particularly 19.3.0.. Serial No. 455,661.

in large factories which may be spread a 'large area of land. l n

It is the primary object of the present invention to eliminate thenecessity for sucha daily inspection of time cards by providing eachtime recorder with additional recording means cooperating with andmechanically connected to the time recorder whereby all irregulararrivals or departures are caused over to be recorded upon a recordstrip simulff be pointed out further hereinafter in the followingspecification and claims and in the accompanying drawings, which, by wayof illustration, show what at present is considered to be a preferredembodiment of the invention.

In the drawings: y

' Fig. lis a vertical sectional elevation showing a Vtime recorderembodying the present invent-ion', certain parts of the time recorder,

not essential to an understanding of the present invention, having beenomitted.

Fig..2 is a vertical side elevation of the time recorder. f

Fig. 3 is a vertical side elevation of the operating handle of the timerecorder and illustrates certain of the interlocking connections. i

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the key controlled interlocking mechanismand illus trates' the connections tothe printing hammer for printing onthe record strip.

, Fig. 5 is a detail view of a key adapted for use with the presentinvention.

Fig. 6 is a. view of a fragment of the record strip.

Fig. 7 is a detail view ofthe mechanism for feeding the record stripafter each printing operation.

The time recorder is supported upon a base 10 contained within a. casing11 and is provided with an operating handle 12 adapted to be depressedto eect printing of the time upon the time card. The magnet 13 isarranged to receive regular electrical impulses from a master clockthereby advancing the hands of clock 14 and also minutes type wheel 15in a well known manner. The type wheel 15, the hour type wheel 16, andthe day type wheel 17 are adapted to print the time upon t-he time cardin a well known manner. The minutes type wheel 15 is geared to drive aprogram wheel 18 which rotates once in twenty-four hours and is alsogeared to another minutes wheel 19 through suitable gearing connectedwith a vertical shaft 20. The minutes wheel 19 is carried upon a shaft21 carried by the plates 22 supporting the record strip printingmechanism, and has associated therewith hour type wheel 23. The

' plates 22 are supported from the underside of base 10 by means ofposts 24 and are spaced from each other by cross rods 25. A suitablecasing 26, provided with a transparent window 27 for viewing the recordstrip 28, serves to enclose the entire mechanism comprising the recordstrip printer.

The mechanism for printing on the record strip 28 is a modication of theconstruction shown in the patent to Willard L. Bundy, No. 553,804,granted January 28, 1896, and includes a paper strip supply roll 29contained in a casing 30, the record strip 28 passing from the roll 29over lower cross rods 25, between the hammer 31 and the type wheels 19,23, between feed rollers 32 and 33, and thence over a cross rod 34, fromwhich the strip hangs just behind the window 27, through which theprinting on the strip is clearly visible.

The hammer is pivoted at 35 to a member 36 which is fast to the crossshaft 37, journalled between the plates 22. An arm 38, fast to shaft 37,is connected by means of a link 39 to a member 40 fixed upon a shaft 41.

The member 40 has pivoted to its upper end a pawl 42 adapted tocooperate with one of the wards 43 of a key 44 which may be inserted ina key hole 45 in the casing 26. The key 44, in addition to the ward 43has a ward 46' bearing type characters 47 and is substantially identicalin construction to the key shown in the cited patent. The member 40,`its pawl 42, the hammer 31, and the connections therebetween are fullyshown and described in the cited patent to which reference may be madefor a more detailed description of the construction. It will besufficient to rmention that the member 40 normally occupies the positionshown in Fig. 1 and is rocked to the position shown in Fig. 4 wheneverthe key 44 is inserted in the keyhole 45 and turned 90. Turning of thekey 44 in this manner rocks the hammer 31 into position to be latched bya plate 48 carried by arms 49 integral with said plate and journalledupon a shaft 50 supported by the plates 22.

A link 51, pivoted to one of the arms 49, is also pivoted to bail 52having an upwardly extending arm 53 connected by means of a slotted link54 to a member 55 secured to the shaft 56 to which is secured the mainprinting hammer 57 for printing upon the time card. The handle 12 isloosely pivoted upon the shaft 56 and is connected to the hammer 57 bymeans of a latch 58 adapted to release the hammer at or near the limitof the downward stroke of the handle.

1t will be clear, therefore, that a depression of the handle 12 willrelease the hammers 57 and 31 practically simultaneously owing to thetaking up of the slack in the slotted link 54 and subsequent raising ofthe plate 48 to release the hammer 31, thereby effecting printing of thetime upon both the time card and the record strip 28. Printing upon therecord strip 28 can only be effected when a key has been inserted andturned 9()o as at other times the hammer 31 would not be latchedpreparatory to printing.

It is desirable that printing on the time card be prevented during theusual hours of labor unless a key 44 has been previously inserted in thekeyhole 45 and turned so as to compel each late arriving or earlydeparting employee to properly record his arrival or departure on therecord strip. During normal working hours the handle 12 is lockedagainst depression by means of a locking pawl 59 pivoted at itsmid-point to the main frame of the time recorder. The pawl 59, Fig. 1,during workinghours, engages a shoulder 60 formed in the member 55 andprevents the handle l2 and shaft 56' from being rocked to effectrecording of the time on the time card.

The locking pawl 59 has pivoted to its lower end a lever having arms 61and 62, the arm 61 being connected by means of a. link 63 to a member 64pivoted at 65 upon a plate 66. The member 64 is raised by means of theplate 66 once each time the printing handle 12 is depressed, the plate66 being fast to a shaft 67 which is rocked counterclockwise,

Fig. 2, by means of an arm 68 fast to the shaft 67 and connected by alink to a similar arm journalled upon shaft 56 and moving in unison withthe handle 12. When the member 64is in the position shown in Fig. 2, thehandle 12 is locked against operation; when rocked to the right in thatfigure the pawl 59 is rocked counterclockwise out of the path of theshoulder 60. The arm 62 is held in a horizontal position under normalconditions by a. link 69 connected to a bail 70 lO and connected tomechanism to be de- Lsa ` serted and turned 90o clockwise totheposiscribed. haary Se .that `when the linkes is shifted fromfleft toright, Fig. 2, by the rocking' ofl member V64 the pawl .59 will berocked Fig. 2 and when in this position the operating handle 12 isordinarily unlocked, lhowever, the ribbonr has beeniprinting blue andthe member 64 has beenshifted to the left by means to bek describedlater herein to position the shoulder 72 under the pin 74.

Thenext time thefoperating handle 12 is depressed the member 64will beraised by the counterclockwise rockin of 'plate 66 thereby bringing theshoulder 2 into en agement with the pin74, rockingthe arm earing pins74, 75 clockwise anddrawing the link 7 7'upwardl'y. The raising of link77 rocks the `arms 78, 79 clockwiseand raises the ribbon spool shafts 81to bring the red portion of the ribbon 82 into the printing line so thatthe time fwill berecordedin red on the time-card when thehammer 57 isreleased near the end of the downward stroke of ythe handle 12. v

Before the foregoing operation can take place the locking pawl 59v mustberemoved from beneath the shoulder 60, this operation beingaccomplished in the following manner when ltheemployeesindividual key 44is intion shown in Fig. 4. A link 83V connects one arm of the bail 70with the end of a member 84 pivoted to one of the frames 22 at 85 andhaving a projection 86 cooperating with the ward 43 offkeyf44. When thekey 44 is turned to bring the type 47 into alignment with the typecharacters on the printing wheels 19, 23 the ward x43 willk engage theprojectionu86 and rock the member y84 clockwisea sufficient amountv todraw down the links 83, 69 therebyy depressing arm 62 of the lever 61,62 which will rockclockwise kabout the pivot point of link 63 and arm 6l-as a center.` yThe tail of pawl 59 and the arm 61 of the lever 61,62,when in the .position shown in Figure 2, act like a straightened togglejoint connected between the left" end of the link 63 and the fixedpivotk of pawl 59. The member-64 is heldrigidly in 'one or the other ofits shifted positions by the pin 110 in member109, which is operatedbythe star wheel 111, so' that the pivotal connection between thelink 63and member I64 remains fixed when the member 64 is in the position shownin Figure 2. It will be clear that depression ofarm 62 will rock Vthelever 61, 62 ina clockwise direction to break the toggle joint, `rocklink 63 slightly clockwise about its pivotal connection -to member 64,and

rock the pawl 59 counterclockwise until the upper end of said pawlclears the shoulder 60 as .shown in Fig. 3 thereby permitting adepressionof lever l2. As stated hereinbefore, depression of handle 12effects printing upon both the time card and the record strip 28sincethe turning'of key 44 in themanner described also cocks and latchesthe hammer 31 ready to be released near the end of the depression ofhandle 12. f

Pivoted to the member 84 is a link 87, connected by means of a pin andslot connection to an arm 88 secured to shaft 37. As the hammer 31 movescounterclockwise, Fig. 4, to strike the type at the printing line, theslack in link 87 will be taken up andprevent the member 36 from movingfurther clockwise just before the hammer strikes. The hammer 31, beingpivoted at 35 and normally restrained by ya spring 89, will continue itsmotion owing to its momentum and strike the type percussively andeventually will be retracted slightly in a. well known manner by thespring 89. The hammer 31k is latched by the key 44 against the tensionof a spring-90 interposed between the free ends of a pin carried by theshaft 37 and a pin fast on one yof the cross rods 25. The spring 90 alsoensures that the member 84 will be restored to its normal position whenthe key 44 is removed, the slotted connection between link 87 and arm 88being proportioned to cause the spring 90 to rock members 84 and 40 aslight amount counterclockwise when the key 44 is removed, Anydesiredmechanism may be provid ed to prevent the key 44 from beingwithdrawn without printing and also to hold it steady when the hammer 31strikes the type, such a ,mechanismV being shown in the patent citedherein.

A suitable inking ribbon 91vpasses between the type wheels 19, 23 andthe paper strip 28 lneed notbe described in greater detail here- Thepaper strip 28 is advanced each time the member 40 is rocked by theturning of `key 44 to latch the hammer 31 through the medium of an arm93 fast upon the shaft 41. A link 94 connects arm 93 with an arm 95loosely mounted on the shaft 96 carrying paper feed roller 33. A ratchetwheel 97 fast to the feed rollshaft 96 cooperates with a pawl 98 carriedby the arm 95. It will be` clearv that the arm will be drawn down by ifithe link 94 each time the shaft 37 is rocked to latch the hammer 31,thereby advancing the record strip 28 a sufficient distance. A suitablespring urged pawl 99 pivotedto the frame supporting the paper feedingmechanism serves to prevent retrograde movement or" the feed rollers.The construction just described is a well known form of paper feedingmechanism and has been mentioned solely for completeness in description.

The member 64 is controlled by means of the program wheel 18 to effectshifting of the ribbon at the desired times. Suitable tripping members100 are adjustably arranged upon the wheel 18 to become etfective atpredetermined times to lift an arm 101 connected by a link 102 with anarm 103, Fig. 2, pivoted at 104 to the machine frame. A spring pressedpawl 105 pivoted to the arm 103 cooperates with a toothed Wheel 106'which is normally locked by a spring-urged member 107 pivoted at 108 tothe machine frame. The wheel 106, when moved one tooth in a clockwiseldirection, rocks an arm 109 to the left or to the right, depending uponthe previous position of the arm 109, and through a pin 110 therein,projecting into a slot in the upper portion of member 64, similarlyrocks the member 64 to the left or right so as to position one or theother of the shoulders 72, 73 beneath the corresponding pin 74 or 7'5.

The wheel 106 has fast thereto a star Wheel cooperating with pins 112carried by arm 109 so that the arm will be oscillated from one side tothe other each time the wheel 106 is turned one tooth clockwise.

The locking member 107 has a tooth 113 normally locking the wheel 106and a pin 114 positioned above a bent over and inclined lug 115 formedin pawl 105. lVhen the arm 101 is gradually raised by one of thetripping members 100 the link 102 will be raised also, rocking the arm103 counterclockwise, Fig. 2, and moving the pawl 105 a distance of onetooth with respect to Wheel 106. The lug 115 engages the pin 114 on theupward movement of the pawl 105 and cams the pawl to the left,eventually riding o3 the pin 114 to a position directly above the pin.The arm 101 is released after the program wheel 18 has been turned asutlicient distance by the clock and the link 102 and arm 103 arethereafter permitted to drop owing to the combined action of a spring116 and gravity, and, as a consequence, the lug 115 will strike pin 114,camming member 107 to the left, removing tooth 113 from beneath theteeth ci. wheel106 thereby unlocking the wheel, and at the same time thenose of the pawl 105 moves the wheel 106 one tooth further, pin 114eventually dropping back into its former position above lug 115 torelock Wheel 106.

As mentioned before, moving the wheel 106 a distance of one tooth Willrock arm 109 to one or the other of its limiting positions therebypositioning the ribbon shifting member 64 to effect shifting of theribbon so as to bring either the blue or the red portion of the ribbonto the printing line. v

, The tripping members 100 are positioned upon the program wheel 18 soas to become effective' at predetermined times to shift the ribbon inthe manner just described. Thus, if the hours of labor are 8:00 a. m. to12:00 n. and 1 s 00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m., the tripping members will beset to shift the ribbon 28 from blue to red at 8:00 a. m. and 1 :00 p.m. and from red to blue at 12:00 n. and 5:00 p. m. so that the time willbe printed in red during the hours of labor. Any workman or employeearriving or leaving during these hours cannot operate the time recorderto print on his time record until he has inserted his individual key 44and turned it 90 as described thereby unlocking the time recorder andpermitting the usual operation. The handle 12 will be unlocked each timethe ribbon is shifted from red to blue so that it will be unnecessaryfor the employee to insert his key, therefore the hammer 31 will not belatched and no printing will be effected on the record strip 28 duringperiods between the prescribed hours of labor. It will be seen from theforegoing that the ligures printed on the Arecord strip will representall irregular arrivals or departures. Each day the de` partment clerk orforeman can remove the portion of the record strip 28, make a notethereon of any absentees, and then send the record strip to the payrolldepartment. Fig. 6 shows as specimen ofthe record made upon therecordstrip, the first column indicating the employees identification numberand the second column the time of arrival or departure. l

The present invention, for convenience in description and to assist inan understanding of tl e principles involved, has been described asembodied ina time recorder of specic construction having a particularform of operating mechanism and ribbon shifting mechanism, however, itis not desired to limit the invention to the precise embodiment shownand described as various modifications and adaptations may be made,

all within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a. time recorder, the combination of a main printing device,operating means therefor, time controlled means for locking saidoperating means during certain time intervals, an auxiliary printingdevice including retractible impression means, a latch releasable by theoperating means and adapted to retain the impression means in retractedposition, and a manually insertible device for retracting saidimpression means and releasing said looking means whereby to per- Q 2.In a'machine of the kclass described, timeA 'mit an operationofthe'operating means to release said latch and operate ,bothy the'mainiprinting device kand the auxiliary printing device concurrently. f Y

, recording mechanism locked against operation during certain intervalso time, a supplemental 'time recording mechanismA arranged to printduring the intervals when the first-named mechanism is locked, and adevice insertible by the operator when the first named recordingmechanismis locked against operation forreleasingthe latter forsimultaneous-operationw'ith the supplemental recording mechanism. ,f f'y i v 3. In combination, a'mainoperating member 'for effectingrecordinoperations. time controlled meansk for loc ingsaid member duringcertainftime intervals, anormally ineffective printing deviceincludingan impression member vadapted whenretractedy and released toeffect a printing impression, means releasablev by the main .operatingmember for holding said impression member in retracted position, andmanually insertible means operable to disable Lthe locking means andretract the yimpression member whereby to permit 'an operation of themain operating member to effect release of the impression member andthereby render the printing device effective to print. y

4. In a time recorder, a main printing device, means for preventing anoperation of said device during certain time intervals a normallyinefi'ectlve auxihary printing device including a retractibleimpressiondevice,

means releasable by an operation of the main printing device forretaining the impression device in retracted position, and a manuallyinsertible device for retracting the impression device and releasing thefirst named means whereby to permit an operation of the main printingdevlce to release the retaining means and thereby effect a rintingoperation by the auxiliary printing dbvice. i

5. yIn a workmans time recorder, an operating member for effectingrecording operations upon an individual record card, means forpreventing an operation of said memberk during certain intervals oftime, normally ineffective mechanism adapted to be operated by theoperating member to record upon a separate record medium the time ofarrivals or departures of Workmen during the intervals of time when anoperation of said member is prevented, and a device individual to eachworkman operable to disable the first ynamed means and render, saidrecording mechanism effective for erating member. f 6. In a timerecorder, a printing device including a retractible impression device,means for holding said impression device in retracted position, and amanual member for releasing the holding means; mechanism for koperationby the oplocking the manual ymember against operation during certainintervals of time, and a deviceinsertible by the operator during suchtime intervals for retracting the impressionr device and disabling thelocking mechanism whereby an operation of the manual member releases theimpression member holdingV means to effect an imprint.

7; In a time recorder the combination of a.l main recording mechanism,manual means 'for operating said main recording mechanism, an auxiliaryrecording mechanism adapted to be connected to the manual means foroperation by the latter, means for rendering the manual meansineffective during certain time intervals, and a device operable by:

the operator to disable the vpreventing means and operatively connectthe auXiliaryrecord-sv ing mechanism to the manual means for op.-eration vby the latter concurrently with an operation of the mainrecording mechanism.

8. In combination, printing mechanism operable to record the time of aworkman upon ank individual record card, timecontrolled mechanism-forlocking the first named printing mechanism against operationduringcertain time intervals, a second printing mechanism adapted to recordirregular arri-k vals or departures of workmen during-the intervals whenthe first named printing mechanism is locked against operation and.adapted to be operativelyconnected to the first named printing mechanismfor simultaneous operationwith thelatter, anda device insertible by aworkman arriving or leaving during the aforesaidtime, intervals forldisabling the locking mechanism and operatively connecting the secondprinting mechanism 'to the first named printing mechanismfor insertibleby a workman arriving or leaving during the aforesaid time intervals fordisabling the locking mechanism and operatively connecting the secondprinting mechanism to the first named printing mechanism for concurrentoperation with the latter, said in# sertible device beingV provided withmeans for recording adjacent the time of an irregular arrival ordeparture printed by thesecond printing device an identifying characterrep` resenting the Workman inserting the insertible devlc'e,

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'10. In combination, time recording mechanism operable to print bothregular and irregular registrations, an auxiliary time recordingmechanism arranged to record only irregular registrations and adapted tobe operatively connected to the iirst-named recording mechanism when thelatter is operated to print an irregular registration, and a manuallyoperable device for insertion by the operator during the times when theiirst-named recording mechanism is printing irregular registrations forestablishing an operative connection between both recording mechanismswhereby an operation of the lirstnamed mechanism also effects aregistration by theauxiliary time recording mechanism.

11. In combination, time recording mechanism operable to print bothregular and irregular registrations, an auxiliary time recordingmechanism arranged to record only irregular registrations and adapted tobe opera-tively connected to the iirst-named recording mechanism whenthe latter is operated to print an irregular registration, and amanually operable device tor insertion by the operator during the timeswhen the first-named recording mechanism is printing irregularregistrations for establishing an operative connection between bothrecording mechanisms whereby an operation of the firstnamed mechanismalso eiiects a registration by the auxiliary time recording mechanism,said manually operable device having a part co-operating with theauxiliary recording mechanism to record a Workmans identifying characteradjacent the time registered by the auxiliary recording mechanism.

12. In combination, a main recorder, an auxiliary recorder, timecontrolled means for locking'the main recorder against operation duringcertain periods and'means controlled by a part ot the auxiliary recorderfor disabling the locking means rendering the main recorder operativeduring said periods.

13. In a workmans time recorder, a main recording device for recordingboth regular and irregular arrivals or departures of Workmen, anauxiliary recording device adapted to be operatively connected to themain recording device for operation by the latter and arranged to recordonly irregular arrivals or departures of said Workmen, and a deviceinsertible by a Workman and individual to the latter for operativelyconnecting the auxiliary recording device to the main recording devicefor operation by the latter.

14. In a Workmans time recording device, a main recorder, a normallyineffective auxiliary recorder associated with the main recorder andadapted to be operated by the latter,time controlled means forpreventing operation of the main recorder during predetermined periods,and a device for disabling the preventing means and rendering theauxiliary recorder eiective for operation by the main recorder. V

15. A Workmans time recorder comprising mechanism for making bothregular and irregular registrations on a single record medium, auxiliarymechanism for making only irregular registrations on a separate recordVmedium, said auxiliary mechanism being adapted to be operativelyconnected to the first named recording mechanism for conjoint operationby the latter, and a device insertible by an individual Workman foroperativel connecting the auxiliary mechanism to the rstnamed mechanismfor operation by the latter, said device having a part cooperatingWiththe auxiliary recording mechanism to register adjacent the irregulartime registration of said Workman a character identifying the workmanwith the irregular time registered by the auxiliary mechanism.

In testimony'whereof I hereto affix my signature..

yJAlWES W. BRYCE.

